Policy Solutions to End Gaps in Medicaid Coverage during Reentry after Incarceration in the United States: Experts' Recommendations.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

We sought to gather experts' perspectives on Medicaid coverage gaps during reentry to identify high-yield policy solutions to improve the health of justice-involved individuals in the United States.

Subject and methods

We interviewed 28 experts at the intersection of Medicaid and criminal justice via telephone between November 2018 and April 2019. Interviewees included Medicaid administrators, health and justice officials, policy makers, and health policy researchers. We performed thematic analysis of semi-structured interview transcripts to identify emergent themes and distill policy recommendations.

Results

Three themes emerged: 1) Medicaid coverage gaps during reentry contribute to poor health outcomes and recidivism, 2) Excessive burden on justice-involved pe

SUBMITTER: Barnert ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9512259 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature